Where can I stream Empresses in the Palace?

Empresses in the Palace streams on Viki. It ran for 1 season (2011).

Official theatrical poster for Empresses in the Palace (2011)

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Empresses in the Palace

Q: Is Empresses in the Palace worth watching?

Empresses in the Palace has a Celluloid Score of 87%, averaged from critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, IMDb, and fan ratings. It comes recommended overall. Created by Zheng Xiaolong.

Created by Zheng Xiaolong · 2011

Quick Verdict

Empresses in the Palace has a 87% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, IMDb, and fan ratings. Recommended — recommended. Streaming on Viki.

87%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

88%Critic Score

92%Audience

78Metascore

8.3IMDb /10

92%Fan Score

Seasons: 1 · 76 episodes
Network: Viki
Cast: Sun Li, Chen Jianbin, Ada Choi, Jiang Xin

Is Empresses in the Palace worth watching?

Yes — Empresses in the Palace earns a 87% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Zheng Xiaolong and streaming on Viki.

Critics Consensus

The definitive Chinese palace drama — epic, intricate and unsparing, its portrait of a woman's transformation under court intrigue remains a genre-defining benchmark.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

What is Empresses in the Palace about?

A naive young noblewoman enters the Qing emperor's harem and, over years of betrayal and loss, hardens into its most formidable operator — a sweeping, richly detailed palace epic considered a landmark of the genre and a touchstone of modern Chinese television.

Critic Reviews

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Empresses in the Palace Review: The Definitive Palace Drama

★★★★½ 4.5/5

China's Empresses in the Palace charts a naive noblewoman's transformation into the Qing court's most formidable operator across years of betrayal — a sweeping, richly detailed epic considered a landmark of the palace-drama genre.

An epic, intricately woven court saga that set the standard for the genre — unsparing about power and superbly acted. A touchstone of modern Chinese TV.